The hall's floor was polished bright enough to reflect people.
Icy blue flames burned along both sides.
And at the very front of the hall, upon the lofty throne, sat a man.
Xue Tianyu.
He propped his chin up with one hand, reclining lazily against the throne.
He looked down upon everyone at the entrance.
He released no Soul Power.
Nor did he say a word.
Yet merely sitting there in silence, he exuded an overbearing aura that seemed capable of making heaven and earth submit.
Those profound eyes seemed able to see through everyone's soul.
Bibi Dong's heart pounded wildly.
She felt the Twin Martial Souls within her trembling madly.
It was the instinctive fear of lower-tier Martial Souls when faced with an absolutely higher existence.
She hesitated no longer.
She stepped into the hall.
Walking to its center, Bibi Dong bent both knees and knelt heavily upon the white jade floor.
"Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall."
"Together with all of Spirit Hall's members,"
"pays respects to the Ice Snow Sect Master!"
As Bibi Dong knelt, Yue Guan and Ghost hurriedly followed suit.
Ning Fengzhi strode forward.
With Chen Xin and Gu Rong beside him, he too fell to both knees.
"Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Pays respects to the Sect Master!"
Then came the sect masters of the major sects and the leaders of the various factions.
Like falling dominoes, a vast crowd sank to their knees.
Their unified voices of worship echoed throughout the hall.
"Paying respects to the Sect Master!"
The sound shook the heavens.
Yet Xue Tianyu, seated upon the throne, merely watched them quietly.
The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive to the extreme.
No one dared raise their heads.
No one dared move.
Only the icy blue flames crackled.